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<p n="369">By Adjournment on Thursday the <rs type="date" id="LMSMGO55604_date55">17th.<lb></lb>
day of January 1760</rs>
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<p n="370"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Mr. Harvey &<lb></lb>
Mr. Crosse their<lb></lb>
Report approved Etc}</note>
At this Court <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55604_n370-1">Jacob Harvey</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55604_n370-2">Hammond Crosse</rs>
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Esquires delivered in<lb></lb>
the Report of the Committee appointed for inspecting the Prisons<lb></lb>
which Report subscribed by than the said Mr Harvey and Mr Crosse being<lb></lb>
of the Committee is as follows Vizt.</p>
<p n="371"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55604_geo588">Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="date" id="LMSMGO55604_date56">December the 12th. 1759</rs>
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<p n="372"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">about <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55604_geo589">Clerkenwell</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55604_geo590">Bridewell</rs>
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&<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55604_geo591">new Prison</rs>
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We, pursuant to discretion of last Sessions went to the House of<lb></lb>
Correction at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55604_geo592">Clerkenwell</rs>
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, when we found only One Woman at hard Labours<lb></lb>
and one Man retained for his Fees who was discharged next day.</p>
<p n="373">We, viewed the Workshop and found every thing in good Order, only<lb></lb>
there was wanting Irons to the up right Posts, to hold the hands of<lb></lb>
those that wont work, the Irons there being useless.</p>
<p n="374">We viewed the pasement in the Shed, which is with Brick and the<lb></lb>
same in much out Repair.</p>
<p n="375">Mr. Walbank informed us, that there wanted a New Lock with three<lb></lb>
Keys for the outside Door of the Prisons as also that there were several<lb></lb>
Holes in the Floor of the Womens Ward.</p>
<p n="376">And also the two Windows that belong to the Tap house Cellar want<lb></lb>
repairing part of the Brick and Wood Work, being fell down.</p>
<p n="377">He informed us of the several Bowls up Stairs which ar allowed for<lb></lb>
the Men to make use of in the Night, are most of them stop't by which<lb></lb>
means, the Nuisance cannot go into the Troughs in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55604_geo593">New Prison</rs>
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Garden<lb></lb>
and into the Sewer.</p>
<p n="378">We went likewise to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55604_geo594">New Prison</rs>
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and found only two Persons there<lb></lb>
for their Fees, a Man and a Woman, the Man was discharged and<lb></lb>
the Woman desired to stay to do the Work of the House.</p>
<p n="379">Which report being read and approved It is Ordered that the Matters<lb></lb>
therein represented necessary to be done be and they are hereby<lb></lb>
referred to the Commee of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55604_occ420">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
said County appointed to meet on the Tuesday before the next Session<lb></lb>
to take much Order for the Performance of the same as they shall judge<lb></lb>
necessary.</p>
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